Tips For Growing Peppers Indoors - 5 Methods For Beginners - Pepper Geek

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In this video, we're discussing 5 popular methods of growing peppers indoors. These growing techniques each have their benefits and drawbacks, so we've covered the pros and cons of each. I also share some great tips for growing plants indoors and keeping them healthy and happy.

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Growing Peppers Indoors (Full Guide):

Self watering bucket setup (Peter Stanley video):

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:08 Pros and cons of growing indoors
3:40 Soil
5:03 Hydroponics
7:39 Aquaponics
8:15 Sub irrigated containers
9:05 Plug-in systems
9:59 Tips for indoors growing

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[MiguelY]

From my experience growing peppers inside and out, i have kept it cheap and simple by using potting mix from Home Depot and feeding them hydroponic nutrients. Maxibloom has everything a plant needs in a powder you mix in your water. 1 teaspoon per gallon of water. its the only thing i use now. I dont even check ph or ec or whatever, my plants are okay with my tap water.

[badassmother]

I am trying growing peppers in doors this winter (In Nebraska). When I learned that they're perennial and I could grow them in pots I had nothing to lose bringing in 1 of my pots for winter. So when I brought them in the plants were loaded with peppers and blossoms. I've picked off the peppers as they dried or shriveled. Plants are doing pretty good in my sun room. It's not ideal growing conditions as I'm a lazy brown thumb Gardner, but the plants are Still green, blossoms and peppers are still appearing.

[tomaae]

I used to grow a lot indoors for years, before switching to much larger space with balconies. I have self made growing tent, but I use it for herbs and seedling. Pepper plants grow well on windowsill with slim type of grow lights mounted above above them. As long as you heat up the soil in your oven for a bit to kill all pests before using it, its fine. Or get treated soil. Having a view or nice ripe peppers with background of falling snow in window beats it :) This year I had 16 chilli plants in apartment, with so much produce I was giving out pickled jars. So growing over winter does not make sense anymore for me, since I pickle them all anyway and barely use fresh ones. But I have to admit that I miss it and I'm looking forward to spring.

[MiguelY]

To anyone using soil indoors: you can pour boiling water on the soil before using to kill all bugs. And never ever bring outside plants near your inside only plants. Bugs like aphids hide and will spread very fast.
Edit: ignore this if you are growing organic and using living soil

[ssWinni]

Just started this year about 6months into with a Habanero plant. Learned the hard way that fertilizer is a must because the nutrients in the potting soil runs out. Only managed 5 pods the first harvest but had such high hopes with 30-40 flowers that all ended up falling off. Anyways, found this channel and binged so many videos. I now have a proper light, Ateum Hydra 1000, and I fertilize as instructed by the manufacturer. Just started flowering again so here’s hoping I get more than five pods this time!

[barbarafallin]

I have a extra room that gets plenty of sunlight, I am going to try this, when I bring my potted peppers in, thanks for sharing

[DonPandemoniac]

Good tips! Having a fan on in the grow tent will also make the plants develop more sturdy stems. It unpleasantly amazes me how fast you can get pests on your indoor plants, but a neem oil & green soap mix fixes those if you spot them early. Concerning light, try and use every spot that gets natural sunlight, growlights are good for starting plants but nothing beats the real thing.

[flashthompson]

Give Thanks! You have freely given, may you freely receive! Blessed Love ❤️‍🔥

[dubcindub]

Fungus gnats can be a nightmare indoors, so it's super important to rinse clean your roots before fresh potting if you're overwintering plants, or give them a good bath in an insecticidal soap to kill any baby bugs before bringing them indoors. Hydro can look low maintenance, but the monitoring of water/pH and EC levels is always needed as your plants will go from healthy when you leave home to almost dying when you come back from work, if the levels go too far from their comfort zone while you're gone. If you're growing on a windowsill of your house/shed/garage, open the window if possible a few hours a day, the breeze will help strengthen the stems, a lovely bee or 2 might fly in, or you'll have a good draft for pollination otherwise.

[MRios]

I just bought a DWC Aquaponic system and am so excited to be able to start growing year round and faster!

[EliMacalikova]

Well timed, I was yesterday going though my seeds, trying to decide which I'll grow and how, since I'm also just indoor city tiny flat grower. Thanks for great video!

[brizzo]

Hi, can you make a video on cloning pepper plants? Not only how to do it but also caring for them and what? Should I fertilize? How often should I water? Etc. I cant find hardly anything other than how to start rooting. Thank you. I'm a big fan of you're videos.

[Shane-bxws]

I've got a tent set-up with a few pepper plants. I use FoxFarm soil with liquid organic nutrients.

[ALRM]

Thanks for the great information for growing indoors. Peter Stanley and Matt Garver channels are great sources for Hydroponics information. Their channels have inspired me to switch to Hydroponics this year.

[Andok]

This year, I decided to overwinter my peppers (six of them) from my garden, indoors, following your advice on this channel. So far, I'm pleased with the results. I had three of them not survive the shock of being dug up and potted, but it's more success than I had last year, when I tried, following advice from another channel. They're currently in an extra bedroom, with heat and morning sun. I water every couple days and monitor for signs of stress.
Next month, I'll be starting an indoor grow tent in my basement. I have the lights and shelving, just need to assemble everything. Can't wait to get started, but know that, for my region in western PA, I shouldn't start pepper seeds until the end of February.

[Grants_everyday_life]

I grew a habanero plant for two years in a plastic Folgers coffee “can” using the Kratky method, and it was massive! Pre mixed water with maxi grow and maxi bloom, to keep it topped off and it worked out great! Ended up with about 1 1/2 lbs of peppers…which isn’t great for two years but I’ll take it! South facing window was definitely key though

[RFabs]

Hey Pepper Geeks. Another great and informative video - thank you! .. Have you guys tried growing in Coco coir? That's like growing hydroponically, but with the more practical approach that we know from growing in soil. This means that you don't have to control for PH, EC or salts. All you have to do is water them like you would water soil and account for about 10 % 'run-off' nutrients, which help take care of those three control issues. In addition, you can't overwater, there are no pest issues and you can successfully grow decent size plants in very small pots .. Personally I think it's a great alternative to growing in soil and I frequently use it for fast forwarding hybrid generations during the winter half. I do have to say that coco does not seem to be meants as a permanent solution, as plants seem to stop thriving if you grow in that same coir for over a year. I believe this has to do with the coir absorbing some nutrient and give of others, which means that there is a kind of buildup in the coir that cause nutrient imbalance over time. Give it a go and tell us what you think :) .. On another note, I'm curious to hear if you experience difference in taste between the different growing methods (soil, hydro etc.)? In regards to the coco, the peppers seem to be less sweet (maybe due to less real sunshine, or due to some of the micronutrients in soil). best regards, R

[scottwilliam]

I used to keep goldfish in s big trash can with some reed plants i found in a marshy area... When i needed to water my plants i would just set them in the water and wait until it shows at the top... Excellent set up

[PlayingwithD]

@10:45 another benefit to having your grow lights turn on at night is in some locations the utility company charges less per KW/h during the evenings as it is a lower demand time. This can add up to quite a substantial savings if there is a big rate difference from low demand time to peak demand times, like where I live.

[mashal]

I've grown both sweet peppers and tomatoes in my aerospring hydroponics. It is pricey but preforms really well.